How many times do you hear it?
It goes on all day long
Everyone knows everything
And no one's ever wrong
Until later...
Who can you believe?
It's hard to play it safe
But apart from a few good friends
We don't take anything on faith
Until later...
Show...don't tell...
From Show Don’t Tell - Presto – Rush – 1989 – words by Neil Peart------------------------------------------------------------------
We live in an age of insta-bake reality. Fastness and now-ness rule the day as we are annoyed that our microwaves take far too long to heat up our awaiting feast. Speed is a god in retail and he who serves the masses the fastest with the least grief usually wins the pie. Our courts seem to face a similar digression.
An interesting phenomenon in our legal system is trial by TV. (TbyTV) The public has had its epistemology taken to lunch by the circumstantial lobby group and have been filled with partially-heard hors d’oeuvres to the point that they themselves constitute the end all and have little room left for the real meal.
It is amazing that so many people attempt to ask for an opinion on a trial that is in the news when they have only just received their attorney’s licenses from the fifty-cent bubblegum machines at the mall. Their data consists of leaked out transcripts, notes, and reports that make a sieve look like a concrete mesh.
If one has ever had the unfortunate opportunity to have their story printed in the media or a controversial event laid out in the news they can relate to knowing that it is rare that they get things straight. Next time someone asks your opinion about a trial of which you are not a member of the jury, kindly say, “I’m sorry, I have no comment.”
Save us all the grief.
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You can twist perceptions
Reality won't budge
You can raise objections
I will be the judge
And the jury
I'll give it due reflection
Watching from the fence
Give the jury direction
Based on the evidence
I, the jury
